Photography Is this person any good?
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Ch3tan
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He looks like a creep
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taking business isn't a reality though, they're competing and if people are stupid enough to part with their money for a crap photographer then that's down to them, no?Big G said:It's taking business away from those that do a good job (yes Tom, boo hoo to them) and creating a bad reputation for the whole industry as a result. I'd hate wedding photographers to be up there with Lawyers and Bankers.
old.user4556
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Absolutely. However, it's easy to throw together a 'portfolio' of your best work and use that as a marketing tool to say "here's what I am capable of", but lack of experience on a difficult photographic assignment can shine through with all but the best being able to pull it off. You only see their best shots, never the ones that people didn't like. Picking the right wedding photographer is a total minefield.
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Out of interest how do you rate this guy? http://www.guycollierphotography.com/ Check out his gallery/portfoilo....
Wazzerphuk
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Not bad. Some pretty good shots there. Captured some good moments.
Wazzerphuk
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Yeah, definitely. One chance, event of a lifetime, the pressure is high.
The best thing you can do for wedding photography is capture moments and not get stuck in the routine of posed default shots. I think he's done well in capturing those moments, and technically they're not bad either.
The best thing you can do for wedding photography is capture moments and not get stuck in the routine of posed default shots. I think he's done well in capturing those moments, and technically they're not bad either.
Tom
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Weddings are difficult, which is why I steer clear of them (video-wise). My mate got married a few years back and expressly forbade video cameras, which makes sense seeing as he's in the same line of work as me.
So I took along a DSLR, no lights, nothing. He didn't want a photographer either, just informal shots, so that's all I did. I struggled, but out of a couple of hundred images it only takes a few to make it worthwhile.
There's no lighting there, just a lot of gain and me pointing the camera in the right direction at the right moment.
So I took along a DSLR, no lights, nothing. He didn't want a photographer either, just informal shots, so that's all I did. I struggled, but out of a couple of hundred images it only takes a few to make it worthwhile.
There's no lighting there, just a lot of gain and me pointing the camera in the right direction at the right moment.
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Word of mouth is probably the most important, you don't want an arrogant twat for your day.
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nice one Tom. I used to do a lot of that stuff as well, though I always brought a flash along. I had a big old Metz flash with an external shoulder strap battery. Would last all night and if I needed to it could illuminate a warship out at sea heh. What I'd so for party / "moment" shots was dial the flash waaay back, use it's diffusor and tape a bit of tracing paper over that in an arc. Worked wonders with my Ilford 100 film. Damn, but I suddenly miss the craft
